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South Korean

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adjective

  1. of or relating to South Korea or its inhabitants

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of South Korea

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Overseas, South Korean manufacturers also risk losing ground to Chinese rivals, which have a greater advantage in battery technology, production scale and costs, Leather says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026

South Korean chipmakers have seen profits and share prices skyrocket as frenzied demand for AI infrastructure squeezes the global supply of memory chips.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

The batteries are made by a South Korean company, LG Energy Solution, and use a less expensive chemistry known as LFP that relies on iron.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026

Thursday's missile flurry comes against the backdrop of growing tensions over a landmine explosion along the heavily fortified border between the two Koreas that saw three South Korean soldiers wounded.

From Barron's ● Oct. 29, 2026

“But they were the South Korean soldiers! Why would they treat you like that? And that woman! How could they just believe her like that? That’s not fair!”

From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh

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